Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-12-22
A CROOKED STICK STRENGTHENED.
A Teachers Management of an Cnruly
SchooIboy-A New Creature.

SCnpoiDDt-t new Nreature.
I had an ugly, unruIy boy in my room,
ard he gave me more trouble than all the
rest of the class All through the differ
e,It grades of the large grammar school
he had been terror 20 his teachers, and
he was hurried or TO the next teacher
with surprising alacrity and precision.
He never lacked promotion. When in
herited him felt as if Nemesis had over
taken me, and just how to control him
and secure any kind Of work from him
was problem | long wrestled with. For
several weeks he was the terror OF the
room, and my reputation for good order
and dignity was, felt, fast disappearing.
The boy would not obey unless he felt
like it, and punishmenrs had no effect
on him He was there he knew he was
there: he had reputation tc sustain; he
had earned it by several years close ap-
plication TO wrong doing. and he meant
to maintain it at al hazards.
II is unnecessary to narrate his pranks.
Every teacher has had such boys, and will
readily recognize this one. Every plan
evolved for the regeneration Of the boy
proved aboriiye He wouldn't reform.
Finally, by accident, stumbled Oh the
cure. | am not ashamed 10 say that it was
an accidental plan, for it was one Of those
unexpected things that philosophers tell
US are bound 10 come 10 pass.
discovered that he was interested in
his drawing. or rather was interested IN
sketching odd bits of scenery, or objects
in the room, not even emitting his re-
spected teacher, who was typical school
marin and wore glasses. l resolved TO
make the most OF this one talent-if tai
ent ii was-and SO one day, when l was
in my bes; and sweetest mood, asked the
terror if he would not draw u plan for
some shelves | wanted put up in my
closet. He assented. and tue sketch was
neatly and accurately made There was
new look in his eyes and new eNpres-
sion ON his face when he gave me the pa
per on which his drawings were made.
Then advanced slowly and cautiously.
l needed some maps made, following n
new invention of mine in cartography, and
again | employed the terror, and again the
result was encouraging. The maps were
models of neatness and precision. l ju-
diciously praised him. and exhibited the
maps to the class and called for copies.
None ever equaled his, and his joy WAS
complete.
We were studying the continent Of Asia,
and the terror never had his geography
lesson learned; but when suggested that
if he were to keep up his reputation in
drawing he must draw the details OF the
country he was sketching, geography be-
came new stu iy TO him, and he easily
! made excellent progress in this branch.
To do this he had 10 forego some OF his
.'fooling business and il was given up
simply because ne had something more to
, his liking 10 do
In fine and TO the point, the terror came
| out of his chrysalis state new creature.
His old WAYS were left, and he readily
adopted the better method of doing and
| living. From a slouching, unkempt, un-
couth. shambling, horrid boy, he emerged
into being a respectable, neat, tidy, order
loving. painstakiug and industrious young
man. l had found that there was some
| thing he could do, and something he liked
| % do, and that was all there was TO il.
By doing something worth the doing he
had no time or liking for doing what was
not worth the doing, and mischief became
no longer the object of his existence
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